La Borgogna, Baldovino e san Bernardo
The so-called wooden "Deposed Christ" or "Burgundian Christ" is possibly the most extraordinary wooden sculpture of the 12th century in Europe. The artwork, originally part of a lost Deposition Group conceived for the high altar of the cathedral of Pisa, was moved in 1362 to the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | italiano |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:318642 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318642 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Medieval Art Medieval Theater and Performance Romanesque art Romanesque Scullpture Christus Patiens Medieval Wooden Sculpture Medieval Liturgical Drama Medieval Reliquaries Anthropology of Images and Medieval Aesthetics Art and the Five Senses Nicodemus Medieval Polychrome Sculpture Saint Bernard de Clairvaux |
| Sumario: | The so-called wooden "Deposed Christ" or "Burgundian Christ" is possibly the most extraordinary wooden sculpture of the 12th century in Europe. The artwork, originally part of a lost Deposition Group conceived for the high altar of the cathedral of Pisa, was moved in 1362 to the chapel dedicated to the Annunciation. Recent research, which was been carried out during the study and restoration of the art piece (2015-2019), has shed light on its transalpine origin, on its function as a reliquary image, and on the complex process behind its creation. The Christ was carved in Burgundy by a sculptor belonging to the circle of Autun, but it Is very likely that the final polychromy (and gilding) were completed in Pisa. The artwork was probably commissioned by archbishop Baldwin (1138-1145), who had been a Cistercian monk at Clairvaux and was very devoted to Saint Bernard, in whose texts are the keys for a theological reading of this masterpiece. Moreover, the choice of a monumental Deposition for the Cathedral of Pisa could also be read as an affirmation of the city in opposition to Lucca and its famous Volto Santo |
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